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Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' was a major religious conflict between 1618-1648. It was a war between the Catholic and the Protestant. The war began when Emperor Ferdinand II decided take away religious freedom, which enraged the Protestant. The Protestants wanted to break away from the Roman Empire and that did not sit well with Ferdinand ll. The war ended in 1648 when varies parties signed
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English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was signed in 1689 by William III and Mary II. Who became rulers after the overthrow of King James II. The bill outlined civil rights and gave Parliament power over the monarchy. Many regard the English Bill of Rights as the law allowed for a constitutional monarchy in England. It was also inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights. -
War of the Austrian Succession
In December of 1740, King Frederick II invaded the province of Silesia. They and others sought to acquire Habsburg possessions and diminish Austrian power. In 1742 the British army sent at least 16000 men to support the Austrians. In the same year Austria and Prussia made peace and joined together to fight France. In 1748 France signed a treaty gave back Madras in return for Louisbourg. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution come from from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain and North American colonies. The battle of Lexington and Concord started off the armed conflict. France joined the American Revolution in 1778. The French helped force the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781. Americans had won their independence, though fighting would not formally end until 1783. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first internal tax that was directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act was only used because the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years' War and used the colonies as a revenue source. Colonists said that the act was unconstitutional, and they resorted to mob violence to intimidate stamp collectors into resigning. Parliament repealed it in 1766. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the treaty with representatives of George III. The Treaty of Paris, the British king recognized American independence and let go of the colonies and the other land there. It doubled the size of the new nation and paved the way for westward expansion. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a revolution that began in 1789 and ended 1799. French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political system, changing centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. The uproar was caused by lack of understanding between the French monarchy and the poor economic policies of King Louis XVI. Although it failed to get all of its goals, the French Revolution played a good role in shaping modern nations. -
Tennis Court Oath
In Versailles, France, the deputies of the Third Estate, met on the Jeu de Paume in defiance of King Louis XVI’s order to disband. It was here that they took the Tennis Court Oath to which they agreed not to disband until the new French constitution had been adopted. -
Storming of the Bastile
Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and destroy the Bastille. It was a royal fortress and prison that symbolize the tyranny of the monarchs. This event is what really kicked started the French Revolution. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a dark and violent time during the Revolution. Radicals took control of the government. They arrested and executed anyone who they suspected might not be loyal to the revolution.
